The most "ahead of it's time" albums you know of.

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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    F Me In The Brain said:
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    hihobibo said:
    Saw it already listed, but Jane's Addiction Nothings Shocking was definitely ahead of its time.

    Operation Ivy also was an outstanding project that has stood the test of time. 
    Op Ivy is a great call.

    Fishbone, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Specials were all before them though?
    Fair enough

    I will say they were part of that next wave that came through w No Doubt, Sublime, Safe Ferris, Reel Big Fish.

    Forgot about Save Ferris.  Saw them a bunch of times when in college, my buddy's band played a lot of the same crappy gigs as them.  If memory servers a member of my buddy's band was in a ska band called One Legged Bob which either shared members with Save Ferris or someone was banging someone else from the band...something like that.
    Anyway, I didn't love them.  I didn't love most of the sounds we sat through to support our friend's band.  Did a loooooot of drinking at dumphole places.  :lol:      
    Were you in Socal during that time? 93-97 ska had a big following.  Swing dancing made a comeback in the Bay area too.  Quite a fun time to be alive.
    Yes, in LA from 92-2012.  In the 90s was out seeing music a lot.
    Late 90's I saw a band called Into The Sky at the Whisky.  They had a web address which I thought was wild.  They handed out cards w it.  I'll never forget that.  Obviously they never made it.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,814
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    hihobibo said:
    Saw it already listed, but Jane's Addiction Nothings Shocking was definitely ahead of its time.

    Operation Ivy also was an outstanding project that has stood the test of time. 
    Op Ivy is a great call.

    Fishbone, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Specials were all before them though?
    Fair enough

    I will say they were part of that next wave that came through w No Doubt, Sublime, Safe Ferris, Reel Big Fish.

    Forgot about Save Ferris.  Saw them a bunch of times when in college, my buddy's band played a lot of the same crappy gigs as them.  If memory servers a member of my buddy's band was in a ska band called One Legged Bob which either shared members with Save Ferris or someone was banging someone else from the band...something like that.
    Anyway, I didn't love them.  I didn't love most of the sounds we sat through to support our friend's band.  Did a loooooot of drinking at dumphole places.  :lol:      
    Were you in Socal during that time? 93-97 ska had a big following.  Swing dancing made a comeback in the Bay area too.  Quite a fun time to be alive.
    Yes, in LA from 92-2012.  In the 90s was out seeing music a lot.
    Late 90's I saw a band called Into The Sky at the Whisky.  They had a web address which I thought was wild.  They handed out cards w it.  I'll never forget that.  Obviously they never made it.

    Drank my way through many evenings at all of those spots.  The Teaser was a consistent one.  Was the starting point of many nights of adventure.
    It was fun being in my 20s in LA but just soooo many dumb things.

    Sure I saw lots of cool bands that I didn't think much about, was too wrapped up in whatever else was going on that particular night.


    One band I loved was Electric Eel Shock -- they were the only Japanese Heavy Metal band I can recall playing multiple times per year in LA/OC.  Dudes loved fishing, drinking, and playing metal. 

    I know others shared it but Radiohead seems like an obvious one for our demo.  Because of this thread I listened to some yesterday - so much good stuff.  Hail to the Thief is my favorite - feel like it combined the crazy computer stuff they were doing with the rock in a way that worked better, for me at least. 
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,797
    DJ Shadow - Endtroducing…

    Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

    Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust

    UNKLE - Psyence Fiction
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    goldrush said:
    DJ Shadow - Endtroducing…

    Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

    Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust

    UNKLE - Psyence Fiction
    I thought about naming the Chemical Bros but there were plenty of electronic music going around before them, they just made it bigger.

    NIN I didn't include because you had Ministry doing it before them and that all came around from Joy Division.


  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,093
    Someone may have already said this one:

    Ramones album - Wikipedia

  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,797
    Jimi - Are You Experienced?

    The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday, or Fifth Dimension

    Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

    Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

    Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    Any of the DJ's from the Burroughs in the 70's should be listed.  I mentioned Kutis Blow but Kool Herc, Bimbata, Grandmaster Flash and Caz were slightly before him.

    If you haven't watched the show The Getdown you should.  It makes sense of that time.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    goldrush said:
    Jimi - Are You Experienced?

    The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday, or Fifth Dimension

    Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

    Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

    Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

    Trout Mask Replica, good choice!  The world still hasn't caught up with Mr. Van Vliet!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    brianlux said:
    goldrush said:
    Jimi - Are You Experienced?

    The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday, or Fifth Dimension

    Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

    Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

    Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

    Trout Mask Replica, good choice!  The world still hasn't caught up with Mr. Van Vliet!
    Do the Beatles get a spot at this table?  Didn't they change music with their overdubs and harmony's?
  • pjpjpaul
    pjpjpaul Posts: 1,716
    The Fascinating World of Electronic Music by (1959) by Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan 
    Music For Robots (1961) by Forrest J. Ackerman and Frank Cole (spoken word and electronic)
    Another Green World by Eno 
    Violator by Depeche Mode 
    Untrue by Burial 
    Dots and Loops by Stereolab 
    Faust IV by Faust
    Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus 
    Contact by Silver Apples
    You by Gong 


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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    goldrush said:
    Jimi - Are You Experienced?

    The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday, or Fifth Dimension

    Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

    Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

    Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

    Trout Mask Replica, good choice!  The world still hasn't caught up with Mr. Van Vliet!
    Do the Beatles get a spot at this table?  Didn't they change music with their overdubs and harmony's?

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band certainly pushed the limits of technology when it came out.  It's astounding what they were able to do with just four tracks!
    I'm not sure I would giving them groundbreaking status for their harmonies, but they sure are awesome!

    pjpjpaul said:
    The Fascinating World of Electronic Music by (1959) by Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan 
    Music For Robots (1961) by Forrest J. Ackerman and Frank Cole (spoken word and electronic)
    Another Green World by Eno 
    Violator by Depeche Mode 
    Untrue by Burial 
    Dots and Loops by Stereolab 
    Faust IV by Faust
    Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus 
    Contact by Silver Apples
    You by Gong 




    Another Green World by Eno in 1975, yes!  Especially considering what Eno and Robert Fripp were doing with tape loops and Frippertronics and Sky Saw guitar.  Remarkable!


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    Les Pauls New Sound has to be considered too.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Les Pauls New Sound has to be considered too.

    Whoa!  I have a few Les Paul & Mary Fords records but not this one.  I just read up on it and wondered, "How have I not know about this one?"  Gotta look for it. 
    Well done, bud!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    I was just thinking "Wow, tempo_n_groove is giving brianlux a run for his massive music-encyclopedia-mind-of-knowledge!" You're both crazy knowledgeable about such a range of artists!
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,797
    JH6056 said:
    I was just thinking "Wow, tempo_n_groove is giving brianlux a run for his massive music-encyclopedia-mind-of-knowledge!" You're both crazy knowledgeable about such a range of artists!
    I love threads like this because there’s always a chance you’ll find something you’ve never heard before. 
    Thanks @brianlux =)
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    JH6056 said:
    I was just thinking "Wow, tempo_n_groove is giving brianlux a run for his massive music-encyclopedia-mind-of-knowledge!" You're both crazy knowledgeable about such a range of artists!
    Very kind of you to say so, JH.  :smile: Tempo has the music pulse too, that's for sure!
    LOL, I'm laughing because my wife has said to me a number of times, "You know so much about all kinds of music!"  I tell her, "I wish!" and go on to explain that every quarter, I receive Jack Rabid's excellent The Big Take Over music periodical.  In the back of each issue are pages and pages of record reviews.  I have delved into a lot of music- particularly music since the advent of recording- but I'm lagging in keeping up with all the new stuff.  Partly because there is SO MUCH of it!  This is especially true now because so much music is accessible through streaming or on FLAC files and Band Camp, etc.  So when I go through all of those pages and pages of reviews, I'm astounded by how much music is out there that I don't know!  So someone like Jack is really the king of music knowledge.  He knows tons about both earlier recorded music and the current output.  Of course he does have one advantage- it's how he makes his living.   I race along, trying to keep up! 
    goldrush said:
    JH6056 said:
    I was just thinking "Wow, tempo_n_groove is giving brianlux a run for his massive music-encyclopedia-mind-of-knowledge!" You're both crazy knowledgeable about such a range of artists!
    I love threads like this because there’s always a chance you’ll find something you’ve never heard before. 
    Thanks @brianlux =)

    Sure thing, my friend!  I really enjoy reading all the input that get infused in these threads.  Thanks to everyone for great ideas and input!
    You're so right- there's always something different to discover out there.  One of the things I love most about music (and the same with books), is that there is so much out there to discover.  It's like a deep well that you can draw on seemingly endlessly.  And the music that resonate with us the most closely becomes almost like part of out DNA or like a close friend and becomes the soundtrack for our lives.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited October 2021
    My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 
    Harmonium - Les Cinq Saisons (The Five Seasons)
    In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
    Almost any Sun-Ra record
    Dragonfly - s/t
    The Feelies - The Good Earth
    Opeth - Ghost Reveries
    Bad Brains - s/t
    King’s X - Out of the Silent Planet
    Can - Tago Mago
    Dinosaur Jr - Bug
    TSOL - Dance With Me
    Adolescents - s/t
    Black Sabbath - s/t
    Rush - Caress of Steel
    Ministry - The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste








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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    All three Beta Band EPs. 
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 
    Harmonium - Les Cinq Saisons (The Five Seasons)
    In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
    Almost any Sun-Ra record
    Dragonfly - s/t
    The Feelies - The Good Earth
    Opeth - Ghost Reveries
    Bad Brains - s/t
    King’s X - Out of the Silent Planet
    Can - Tago Mago
    Dinosaur Jr - Bug
    TSOL - Dance With Me
    Adolescents - s/t
    Black Sabbath - s/t
    Rush - Caress of Steel
    Ministry - The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste








    Extra big YES's on Sun Ra and Bad Brains!

    I started to include Sun Ra on my original list, but then wasn't sure which album to list. Right on saying they're all worthy of this distinction!
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    goldrush said:
    JH6056 said:
    I was just thinking "Wow, tempo_n_groove is giving brianlux a run for his massive music-encyclopedia-mind-of-knowledge!" You're both crazy knowledgeable about such a range of artists!
    I love threads like this because there’s always a chance you’ll find something you’ve never heard before. 
    Thanks @brianlux =)
    Yup, I love these convos for discovering new stuff, and also for being reminded of old stuff I always meant to dive deeper into but never have. That was a silver-lining of lockdown, so much music to catch up on... Which of course I barely did because somehow still time went by too fast.

    So thanks for the reminders & the new (to me) inspirations!

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